Tunisia
And everything you need to know about it!!!!!!
Location
Capital: Tunis, Tunisia: 37 degrees North, 10 degrees East
How the the location of Tunisia affect the country?
Political Map of Tunisia
Physical Map of Tunisia
How does the government and economy affect the people?
Economy: Tunisia has a market economy. It depends mostly on mineral production,tourism, and agriculture. The country has suffered a lot from a revolution in 2011, and there are signs of wreckage. This has minimized the tourism a lot. Unfortunately, there are now high unemployment rates, and the country is facing challenges on bringing budget expenses and other financial issues under control, even though most of the people are well educated.Right now, the coastal region is developing well, while the interior, is still having problems.
Man-made landmarks
Ribat
Decor Star Sars Tunisie
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Djerbahood
Bardo Museum
George Sebastian Villa
Human environment interaction
How people are modifying the environment
- cutting down trees to build buildings
- building dams
- mining for minerals
Important jobs that are being generated by the environment
Tunisia- Natural Resources Map
Building a Dam
mixing different types of soil to grow crops
Mining
Movement
Methods of communication
- Telephones
- Messaging
How are goods, natural resources, and people being transported ?
Goods are transported through trains, boats and aviation, while natural resources are transported through pipelines.
How does the location of Tunisia affect its Movement ?
Tunisia's Culture
A big part of Tunisia's culture includes food. Some of these include makhroud ,a date cake dipped in honey, different types of buiscuts, and couscous , wheat with vegetable and meat stews. Also family is very important for Tunisians. It is a big part of their social lives.
Tunisians take the practice of following customs very seriously. Here are some of the important ones:
- When people of different genders greet, the woman must extend her hand first. If she doesn't, the men should simply bow their heads.
- In parties, the host should introduce the people starting with the women and going in order from oldest to youngest.
- Eat with your hands(usually), try all the food, and eat only with your right hand.
Tunisians traditional clothing consists of jebbas, blouza and Fortas, and sefsaris.
Important landforms, biomes, and major cities
Landforms: Atlas Mountains, Tabassah Mountains, Majardah river valley, Mediterranean Sea, and the Chott El Jerid
Biomes: shrublands, deserts, and medditeranean biomes
What is the History of Tunisia
Finally, Tunisia selected a president called President Bourguiba. He ruled for a long time, and rebuilt the government, economy, provided voting rights for women, and built good schools. In 1987, the Prime minister Ben Ali claimed that President Bourguiba was not a good ruler and took over himself. He ruled as a dictator, and the people were not happy.
In January 2014, the people protested and Ben Ali was forced to flee to Saudi Arabia.As of now, the people of Tunisia are working on a new constitution that is yet to be approved
Bibliography
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